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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 18

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Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, May 18.


World Economic Forum cancels meeting scheduled to be held in Singapore in August​


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Organisers cited the uncertain travel outlook and new Covid-19 variants as reasons for their decision.


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S'pore Poly and NIE students, NSF among 11 new unlinked Covid-19 community cases​


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The polytechnic will move all lessons online from May 18.


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Speed at which Changi Airport Covid-19 cluster grew is worrying, says expert​


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The most striking thing is how rapidly the virus has spread between the cases, says an expert.

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Fuchun, Frontier primary schools move to HBL early as teacher, pupil test positive for Covid-19​


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A Maha Bodhi School pupil who was also infected had attended the same student care centre as an earlier case.

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Tan Tock Seng Hospital to resume admissions from May 18​


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Swabbing results for all of the hospital's inpatients and staff have consistently returned negative.

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Vaccinating more people by spacing out doses can slow down Covid-19 spread​


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Currently, the two doses are given three or four weeks apart.

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Biden to send US-authorised vaccines abroad for first time​


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The measures are only a first step as the US pivots its attention to quelling the pandemic abroad.

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Interactive: How Singapore built one of the world's biggest floating solar farms​


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The completion of the sprawling installation brings Singapore another step closer to its 2030 solar energy target.

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Wanted: Ideas to turn Lim Chu Kang area into S'pore's next attraction​


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Among the ideas being considered was how to bring people closer to the area, such as through educational tours for young schoolchildren and visits for researchers.

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5 ways to experience South Korea in S'pore, from planning dreamy photos to 'chilling' with K-wave stars​


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New restrictions have kicked in but there are still ways to experience South Korea here without a passport.

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